A practical hot hatch??

Baleno RS is a hot hatch with good amount of practicality. It has a 1 L boosterjet engine with an output of 105 BHP and 145 nm of torque which are good figures. The car is good looking and an eye catcher. The sheet metal is a lil thin and prone to minor dents. The interior of the car is good with ample of space and legroom.

Feature list is top notch. Performance of the car is good with 0-100 in 10.5 seconds. Ride quality is superb on good roads. Potholes and bumps feel inside the car at low speeds, though not very bad. The car feels stable till 120 kph and you tend to lose confidence as you accelerate higher that that. The mileage is 13-14 kmpl in the city when driven properly. Enthusiastic driving returns around 12kmpl in the city. Mileage on the highway is around 18kmpl which is fine for a petrol hot hatch.

The tyres are Apollo Alnac 4G which provide fair amount of road grip and also supports occasional super fast speeds. Steering is light and good for the city but feels a lil lifeless on the highway runs. The interior plastic quality could’ve been little better as well as the low speed ride quality. Overall it’s a very good car with good reliability and extremely low maintenance.